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Watershed Staff (please use "@" in place of "-at-" when using these email addresses) Executive Director: Tyler Gulden director-at-watershedceramics.org Tyler oversees the operations of Watershed. Employed at Watershed since 2000, his previous work with the organization began as the Program Coordinator. A practicing ceramic artist, Tyler received his BFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, and his MFA from University of Massachussetts Dartmouth. He was studio assistant to Chris Gustin which lead to his inclusion in the International Multimedia Symposium at Watershed as a technical advisor in 1999. With 15 years experience as a studio and production potter and ten years of teaching experience in throwing and handbuilding ceramics, as well as two years as ceramics studio technician at UMass Dartmouth, Tyler brings strong skills and knowledge of clay processes to the center. He makes his home in South Bristol with his wife Kat, a nurse, his sons Camden and Jarrett, and daughter Reed. Administrative Assistant: Jody McKenzie info-at-watershedceramics.org Jody has an extensive background as a fiber artist and textile designer. She is the founder and owner of Botanical Shades; a yarn company that produces artisan yarns from locally raised fibers that are hand-dyed exclusively with natural dyes. Botanical Shades also produces a line of hand-woven scarves, knitted shawls and original knitting designs. She most recently worked at Swan’s Island Blanket Company in Northport ME as the master dyer and colorist. Jody comes to Watershed with a background in non-profit administration. She worked at Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association in Deerfield MA, which is the umbrella organization for Memorial Hall Museum, as an executive assistant before moving to Maine in 2007. She also worked as an independent scholar and as an intern at Historic Deerfield with Edward Maeder, the curator of textiles. As a graduate of Smith College with a degree in anthropology and art history, as well as a concentration in museum studies, Jody brings to Watershed an appreciation of the ceramic arts. She has also studied costume history as a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts. Residency Manager: Reed Fahnestock programs-at-watershedceramics.org Among his many duties as Studio Manager, Reed Fahnestock acts as an interface between the residents and the facilities by maintaining the kilns and equipment and providing safety and technical information and over sight for staff, assistants, and volunteers. He received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. He attended Kansas State University where he studied with Yoshiro Ikeda, was awarded the Strecker-Nelson Gallery MFA Scholarship, built a new wood kiln, and taught beginning and advanced ceramics. Most recently, he was the inaugural artist in residence at Pinon Hill Pottery in La Veta, Colorado. He was also artist in residence for two years at Pope Valley Pottery in the Napa Valley in California. His son, Ri, is Studio Shop Manager at the University of New Hampshire in Durham and recently came in second in a hotly contested National Wife Carrying Competition in nearby Sunday River.